Joanna Gozdz

Born in the tiny Polish commune of Skaryszew, Joanna finished her higherstudies in advertising, after which she studied art at the Radom University.Later, she moved to Warsaw in the early 2000s. She began her career bydesigning private spaces for interior architecture agencies; alongside this job,she began painting, dedicating some of her time to this activity depending onthe callings of her work. In 2012, she took the decision to dedicate more timeto painting.Attracted by monochrome shades enhanced with subtle lines, Joanna likes tocreate etchings on paper - using the Monotype technique - as well as oilpaintings. Her graphic compositions are greatly influenced by her professionalexperience, in that the artist prefers to reproduce the illusionary aestheticsbrought forward by advertising campaigns, which she attempts to reconcilewith human sensitivity. Thus, using her oil and acrylic paints, Joanna workson her shading, her textures and her contrasts to create fragments oflandscapes or tales that she deliberately strips down. Joanna’s style is guidedby an immediate spontaneity that unquestionably impacts the creativeprocess. In this way, coincidences and the oil drying time both play asignificant role in her pictorial approach, sometimes guiding her towards acompletely different perspective of her work.With a focus on the rhythm of life, it is in nature and everything within it thatlies the sole source of inspiration of the artist. Joanna’s works are dynamicand suggestive, tantalising the viewer’s visual perception as well as theirsense of touch.